Many Olympic athletes represent 'AIN' country, but what does AIN mean? And why isn't Belarus and Russia in the Olympics?

AIN is a French acronym that stands for Individual Neutral Athletes, a label used for athletes with Russian and Belarussian passports, given that both countries are currently banned from the Olympics.

Russia remain banned from competing as a nation but some individual athletes are permitted to participate in the Games under a neutral banner ...

Russia and Belarus will have a combined 10 para athletes at next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee said in a statement on Tuesday. Both co ...

There are athletes with Russian and Belarussian passports competing at the Olympics as "Individual Neutral Athletes," if they meet some conditions.

A Belarusian who was blocked from representing her country at the Winter Olympics is back competing under a new flag ...

Russia and Belarus have been banned from the Olympics, but Russian and Belarussian athletes can still compete. Mark Schofield ...

An athlete who was barred from representing her country at the Winter Olympics is now competing under a new flag.

The 2026 Winter Paralympics will see the return of Russian and Belarusian flags in stark contrast to what we saw just a few ...

MINSK, 21 February (BelTA) - Belarusian athletes failed to win medals at the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, BelTA has learned. The Games featured 2,900 athletes from 94 ...

KYIV — Ukrainian athletes will boycott the Opening Ceremonies of the Paralympic Games next month to protest a decision allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their own flags and ...

Belarusian athletes first competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 1964. The first medal was won by cross-country skier Rita Achkina in 1968 (a bronze in the relay). After that, for a full 20 years, ...